Etymology

upseek

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Today it means: To seek or strain upward. Full definition →

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The story

From up- + seek. Cognate with Dutch opzoeken (“to visit, search, seek out”), German aufsuchen (“to visit, go to, see”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.